EU Commission stipulates Denmark must remain in Schengen to get new Europol deal

Danish police will not be allowed to search criminal databases freely but only via a liaison officer

Danish-speaking liaison officers will be available to search Europol’s databases 24/7 (photo: iStock)

December 8th, 2016 2:19 pm| by Lucie Rychla

Denmark will have to remain part of the border-free Schengen area that consists of 26 European countries in order to get access to Europol’s databases and services, stipulates the EU Commission in a new deal that has been presented to the Danish Parliament today.

Rigspolitiet will not have to explain its search requests, and they will have to be answered as soon as possible, which is an advantage to Norway, which also co-operates with Europol but is not a member of the EU.